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Schools That Can builds an education-to-employment pathway that closes the opportunity and skills gap.

STC Engages Middle School and High Schools Students In Education

Schools That Can has recently been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a finalist-winner of the Career Z Challenge for exemplary work-based learning programming.

About Schools That Can

Schools That Can (STC) builds an education to employment pathway through career readiness programming that’s culturally relevant, youth-centered, experiential and prioritizes real-world experiences and connections.

 

Based on 20 years of experience working with urban schools nationwide, STC has built exemplary practices addressing some of the most urgent challenges in public education currently including:

  • Career readiness for post-secondary pathway success

  • Student post-pandemic gaps in literacy and numeracy

  • Explosive growth of English language learners

  • Student engagement in the learning process

Signature Programs

Design Challenge brings together teams of middle or high school students to engage in design thinking challenges to solve local community problems.

ABOUT DESIGN CHALLENGE

Design Challenges

Design Challenge

Our Career Readiness Curriculum has been recognized as exemplary by the U.S. Department of Education’s Career Z Challenge in 2024. Our Career Readiness Curriculum includes 6 experiential, student-centered units to prepare young people for post-secondary success.

STC'S CAREER READINESS CURRICULUM

Career Readiness

Career Readiness Curriculum

Our Work-Based Learning Experiences represent innovative ways we provide access to work-based learning experiences with industry professionals for students.

WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES

Career Readiness

Work-Based Learning Experiences

 STC’s proprietary ELL Rubric addresses the timely challenge of significant growth of English Language Learners in schools. 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

Design Challenges

English Language Learners

STC's Ed Chats provide an invaluable platform for sharing ideas and thoughts among diverse leaders.

STC'S ED CHATS

Career Readiness

STC Ed Chats

STC's STUDY GROUPS

Currently STC facilitates 3 diverse Study Groups including School Leaders, University Provosts and exemplary Thought Leaders

discussing timely issues impacting K-12 public education.

Career Readiness

STC Study Groups

STC’s Work At A Glance

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ABOUT STC PROGRAMS

WHERE WE WORK

Why an Education to Employment (e2e) Pathway®?

Career readiness and employment are social justice issues

Because career readiness and employment are social justice issues:

Our programming offers students in low-income areas social capital, networking opportunities, and entry points to career paths.

students need work exposure

Because students need work exposure to choose their futures:

Over 80% of students in STC’s Career Readiness program rated the experience as helpful in exploring their career interests.

Parents want their students to have more options

Because parents want their children to have more options:

Half of parents of high schoolers say they want to know more about alternatives to 4-year college, but lack information on those pathways.

67%

of students have no experience or knowledge of job search tools, according to STC student surveys.

52%

of students have never participated in a job interview, according to STC student surveys.

77%

of students say they have no clear plan after high school, according to STC student surveys.

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